Doors Manager Danny Sugerman Dead at 50

[jazzypaul]

2) A Doors phase: wearing all black and thinking that Jim Morrison is deep are both key components of this phase.

Yup! Also, reading/memorizing of Sugerman's book about the Doors is required during this phase.

Stone's biopic, OTOH, was awful.

I was still knee deep into the Doors when the movie came out on my 16th birthday. I was so stoked, and then...oh so disappointed.

Ghostie's re-casting of "The End" is dead on. And hilarious.

[BFrank]

That show that Leeway was talking about was on VH-1. It was better than I expected that it would be.

There was a CD released about the same time called "Stoned Immaculate" with many of the same performers, like the Creed guy, the guy from Train and Ian Astbury. Not a great album, but worth having for Doors fans.

[Tjazz]

I think every adolescent caucasian male has to go through one of two phases as an early teenager:

Interesting comment... referring to white males? Did Blacks care for the DOORS? I would assume not many. Probably same with Bruce Springsteen.

BORING?

The DOORS were mainly popular in the West.

The use of their songs in movies have kept their music alive.

Also, some said that you couldn't dance to the Doors. Not considered fun music in the 60's.

I thought the DOORS were good, but never thought much of Danny Sugarman. Always thought he was a groupie. Sorry he only lived to 50.

[Dan Gould]

The DOORS were mainly popular in the West.

Does Billboard do their Hot 100 by region?

In the late summer of 1969, "Hello, I Love You" reached number one. Do you think it would have gotten there if "The Doors were mainly popular in the West"???

[mikeweil]

I think every adolescent caucasian male has to go through one of two phases as an early teenager:

Interesting comment... referring to white males? Did Blacks care for the DOORS? I would assume not many. Probably same with Bruce Springsteen.

Interesting observation - same here in Germany. I always felt out of place, as I was much more fascinated by the black music of the time - the rhythm was so much more in the groove. I liked a white rock band like the Rascals, who had a "black" groove ...